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In the Freetown Division, Francis Fonseca of the People United Party has represented the division through thick and thin. This year, Fonseca, a former Minister of Education and former party leader, is facing a challenge from attorney Orson “OJ” Elrington from the U.D.P. It is Elrington’s first bid for electoral politics and he is doing […]
Written on October 15, 2020 | Posted in
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What was Minister Elodio Aragon doing at the Philip Goldson International Airport on Friday? Well, from his account, he was there to pick up an Asian national – a man he says is his friend who he also took to the Radisson Hotel from the P.G.I.A. The man, according to Aragon, was bringing in boxes […]
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As the COVID-numbers continue to climb – there are concerns about Wednesday’s nomination day and the general elections on November eleventh. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that the police will be enforcing all the COVID-19 protocols and they are asking for the public’s cooperation. He says that specific measures will be outlined in […]
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Back to the prison break, the Belize Central Prison is implementing new security protocols in the days ahead, following Monday’s massive prison break that saw twenty-eight inmates fleeing the facility after holding several guards hostage. The Kolbe Foundation which manages the prison on behalf of the Government of Belize is conducting a separate internal investigation […]
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In respect of the leaked video in which escapee Christopher Bradley confesses that inmates are often supplied with drugs and other contraband by prison officers, C.E.O. Murillo says it is not surprising. Murillo says that he would not rule out collusion as part of the problem in this incident and on the issue of drugs […]
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As you heard earlier, David Gonzales has been charged for the murder of his wife, Marisela. By all accounts, the relationship was an abusive one and since the murder, there has been a renewed cry against domestic violence. Today, the United Women’s Group of the P.U.P. said Marisela was every Belizean woman: a wife, mother, […]
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Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 were identified on Wednesday night. The Orange Walk District recorded the majority with sixteen new cases, mostly in the town. Cases were also recorded in the districts of Toledo, Stann Creek, Corozal and Belize. Nine hundred and eighty-three cases remain active; three hundred and sixty-eight of those are in the […]
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Doctor Manzanero also spoke this morning about the ministry’s ability to deal with the increase number of patients who are dying and found to have the novel coronavirus posthumously. Manzanero says that plans are being designed to address the possible overspill of hospitalize COVID-19 patients. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “You have […]
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The coronavirus has reached a significant number of law men including the police, B.D.F. and Coastguard. Tonight, more than fifty police officers remain COVID-19 positive. According to Commissioner Chester Williams, there are other officers who are now in self-isolation because they may have been exposed. In total, there are about a hundred officers who are […]
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Seaweed farmer, Lowell Godfrey, and Punta Gorda fisher and businessman, Neville Smith have been recognized as this year’s Ocean Heroes. Once a traditional commercial fisherman, Godfrey is now one of the pioneers of seaweed farming in Belize. Growing up between Dangriga and Punta Gorda, Smith has been a fisher for over twenty years and has […]
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Since the massive jailbreak on Monday evening, the prison’s C.E.O. Virgilio Murillo has been under intense pressure from the public and those who had a connection to the prison in the past. Ex-convict Trevor Clifton Pascascio Marin shared his story on Wednesday. He says he was a victim of cruelty while behind bars. Marin said that […]
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But C.E.O. Murillo is defending the procedures at the Belize Central Prison; he says the Kolbe Foundation operates on standards designed to respect and uphold human rights. Murillo says that the Nelson Mandela rules are followed. Virgilio Murillo, C.E.O., Kolbe Foundation “As it relates to human rights of inmates, I think the Kolbe Foundation […]
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The Belize Peace Movement has filed an application for an interim injunction to stay the election date. The B.P.M. is asking that the Elections and Boundaries Commission be prevented from holding the general elections, until its case is ventilated in the courts. The B.P.M. is asking that the government carries out a redistricting exercise to […]
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With the general elections just a few weeks away, politicians are busy tying up loose ends in their respective campaigns to secure as much votes as they can get on November eleventh. One such aspirant is OJ Elrington, who is the U.D.P.’s standard bearer in Freetown. As part of his vote seeking activities, this morning, […]
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On the campaign trail today we head to Port Loyola; a sprawling constituency of more than four thousand six hundred voters as of August which looks pretty much like the previous number of voters in the last elections. The campaign there is in full swing as three candidates: Gilroy Usher Senior of the P.U.P., Philip […]
Written on October 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Both major political parties and the two smaller parties are fully engaged in campaign activities to get the voters to the polls. Nomination Day is exactly one week from today on October twenty-first, and on November eleventh, voters will decide who will occupy the seat of government. It is a well-established practice that supporters gather […]
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Nomination Day leads to Election Day when the usual election processes have been changed to comply with social distancing and the limit of persons who can gather at the same place. According to the new rules regarding Protocols for Polling Stations on Election Day, the voter will enter polling station, show ID and announce his […]
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The consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited on Election Day and the police department is not taking any chances with public drinking. As you know, on Election Day, businesses are not allowed to sell any type of liquor until polling stations are closed. Earlier this year, the prime minister presented in the House an […]
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From COVID to the story of a former inmate, who was convicted in 1996 for manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years behind bars. Before completing his sentence, in 2007, Dangriga resident Trevor Clifton Pascascio Marin, then thirty years old, escaped from prison, but was recaptured and returned behind prison walls to serve the remaining years […]
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The memory of his life behind bars is triggered by the recent calculated escape of twenty-eight prisoners from the central prison in Hattieville through a dreaded area of the prison compound known as AdSeg. Pascascio says that in his days, the area was referred to as “Somalia.” While he believes what has happened is wrong, […]
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Pascascio says that he took it upon himself to rehabilitate while in prison. He also sends a message to at-risk-youths being recruited by gangs or being caught up in the criminal justice system, to stay away from trouble. Trevor Clifton Pascascio Marin, Ex-Convict “Crime noh pay; crime noh pay. El Chapo is a great […]
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Much like Port Loyola across town, the Pickstock constituency is also seeing a three-way race between Patrick Rogers, Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez and Anthony Mahler, for the Belize Progressive Party, the United Democratic Party and the People’s United Party, respectively. While the candidates for the two mass parties have been furnished with a revised voters list […]
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According to Rogers, had they not written a strong letter to the Chief Elections Officer demanding the release of the updated voters list for Pickstock, they would still be in the dark regarding those names. The B.P.P. complains that when the Elections and Boundaries Department finally handed over the list, it is the list for […]
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The twenty-eight prisoners escaped through the rear of the prison compound near the Administration Segregation building. There are no cameras in that area and so there are no images of the actual jailbreak. This morning, Murillo explained the absence of cameras in the rear area of the prison compound. Virgilio Murillo, C.E.O., Kolbe Foundation […]
Written on October 13, 2020 | Posted in
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From recent statistics gathered by the Ministry of Health, there are indications that COVID-19 has found its way into three military camps in the north, west and south of the country. According to Doctor Marvin Manzanero, cases are also being recorded in the coastguard. The numbers up to Monday night show that there are nine […]
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